Autographic register



May 12, 1931. w. E. DUNNING AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Sept. 20, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 12, 1931. w. E. DUNNING AUTOGRA PHIC REGI STER Filed Sept. 20. 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 3mm human/1m %3721440 247 May 12, 1931. w. E. DUNNING AUTOGRAPHI G REGI STER Filed Sept. 20, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented May 12, 1931 UNITED STATES eras WILLIAM E. DUNNING, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TD THE MCGASKEY REGISTER COIVIPANY, OF ALLIANCE, 01-119, A CORPORATION 01? OHIO AUTOGRAPEEIC REGISTER Application filed September 20, 1930. Serial No. 483,268.

The invention relates to autographic registers and particularly to that type of register in which a plural record strip is fed-across a table with means interposed between the layers or laminations of the strip for transferring records made upon the top layer to those below; and the present applicationrefers more especially to improvements upon the autographic registers disclosed in my prior application Serial No. 427,025, filed February 8, 1930, and further to improvements upon the register disclosed in my ap plication for autographic registers executed of even date herewith Serial No. 483,267, filed September 20, 1930.

The object of the improvement is to provide a register of this general character in which the plural record strip is arranged to be separated into individual slips or tickets in duplicate, triplicate or other plural groups, one or more slips or tickets being provided, preferably near one end, with openings adapted to cooperate with disappearing pins in the register for properly positioning the same when a new pack of record strips is placed in the machine. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide a moveable knife for separating the plural record strip into a plurality of similar strips by slitting the plural strip longitudinally at its folded edge portions, this moveable knife being arranged for properly positioning the separate slips or tickets with relation to a cutting edge by means of which the slips are separated from the upper strip ,the moveable knife cooperating with the feed rolls of the register for holding the record strip taut to permit records to be entered thereon.

A. still further object is to'provide a novel cam mechanism operatively associated with the feed rolls and arranged to reciprocate the frame carrying the movable knife in order to keep tension upon the record strip and to cause each individual ticket or slip to properly register with the cutting edge to permit the same to be separated from the record strip after records have been made thereon and the slip has been fed through the feed rolls to the proper position.

The above, and other objects which will appear from an inspection of the accompanying drawings and the following detail description of the invention, may be attained by constructing the improveo register in the manner illustrated in the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the autographic register to which the invention pertains;

Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section through the register;

Fig. 3, a top plan view of the register with the cover removed and parts broken away for the purpose of illustration;

Fig. l, a transverse sectional view through the feed rolls taken on the line 1-4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view through the disappearing pins taken on the line 55, Fig. 3;

Fig. 6, a top plan view of the register with parts broken away for the purpose of illustration; and

Fig. 7, a detached perspective view of the moveable knife. T Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings. 4

Referring particularly to the preferred embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the improved register may be housed within a casing comprising generally the side walls 10, end walls 11, bottom 12, table 13 and cover or top 14.

The interior of the casing is preferably divided, as by the partition walls 15, into compartments 16 and 17, the compartment 16 being provided for housing a supply of plural record strips, as indicated at 18, while the compartment 17 may be used for filing the lowermost strip or strips, after the same has been longitudinally severed from the upper strip or strips and records have been written thereon, as indicated generally at 19.

Each partition wall 15 may be formed of sheet metal having an angle flange 20 at its lower end for attachment to the bottom wall 12 by spot welding or the like, and the upper ends of the partition walls may be curvedor flared outward, as shown at 21, for the purpose of facilitating the placing of record strips in the compartments.

The record strip adapted for use in this register may be of any suitable form of plural strip, adapted to make duplicate, triplicate or other plural number of copies, and is preferably of the type illustrated and described in detail in my prior application Serial No. 427,025, above referred to, in which the several strips are formed in a single sheet or strip of paper folded longitudinally upon itself to form the desired number of separate strips, three being illustrated herein. Each strip may be divided by any suitable transverse weakening lines, as indicated at 23, into slips or tickets, upon which any desired items may be recorded, and any suitable printed form may be provided upon each slip for this purpose.

I11 order to record writings on the top strip upon the under strip or strips, sheets of carhon paper may be interposed between the strips, or certain of the strips may be provided with carbonized under surfaces as illus trated and described in detail in my prior ap plication above referred to. In case separate carbon paper is interposed between the strips, the same may be placed in rolls within the housing 24 formed at one side of the casing.

The plural record strip is folded back and forth upon the transverse lines 23 and stored in the compartment 16, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the upper end of the strip being passed rearward over the rod 25 and around the roll 26, located in the upper rear corner portion of the casing, and then forward over the moveable knife which forms a part of the invention.

This knife includes the upper and lower spaced plates 27 and 28 respectively, having the outwardly disposed ears 29 at their forward ends, connected in spaced relation as by the spacing plate or block 30 and the screws or the like 31. A pair of cutting disks 32 are pivotally mounted, as at 33, between the plates 27 and 28, these disks having their sharpened peripheral edges 34 protruding beyond the side edges of the plates, while the rear ends of the plates are preferably welded or otherwise connected together as at 35 and provided with the rounded corners 36 over which the longitudinally folded plural rcc- 0rd strip may be passed and guided to the rotatable cutting disks 32, which longitudinally sever the record strip, along its folded ed es, into three similar strips.

prings 37 are connected to the ears 29 of the plates 27 and 28, preferably by one of the screws 31, and extend rearward from the moveable knife, being connected to a screw or the like shown at 38, which may be attached-to any suitable stationary portion of the casing, for the purpose of urging the knife rearward against the pull of the record strip as will be later described in detail.

A pair of arms 39 are connected to the under side of the plate 28, preferably to the cars 29 thereof and extend forward therefrom being slidably mounted upon brackets 40 preferably supported upon the side walls 10 of the casing. The rear, upturned portions 41 of the arms 39 extend through slots 42 in the table 13, over which the record strip is drawn, these slots limiting the rearward movement of the moveable knife, although it should be understood that the springs 37 are very light and only strong enough to move the knife backward against the forward pull of the record strip.

After passing over the moveable knife, where the folded edges of the record strip are slit longitudinally, the plural strips thus formed pass forward over the table 13 and beneath the sight opening 43, in the cover 14, through which one complete slip or ticket is adapted to be exposed at a time, as illus trated in Fig. 6, to permit the operator to write thereon for recording upon the several strips.

The upper and lower feed rolls 44 and 45 respectively are located forward of the sight opening 43, the upper roll being preferably carried in a housing 46, formed in the cover, and normally urged downward toward the lower roll by means of springs 47 contacting with the upper roll shaft 48.

The lower feed roll 45, is fixed upon a shaft 49, journaled in suitable bearings 50 carried by the side walls 10 of the casing, and adapted to be rotated, as by the operating handle 51., to drive the feed rolls, through the gears 52 and 53 mounted upon the upper and lower feed roll shafts respectively.

A longitudinal relieved portion, or groove 54, is formed in the lower feed roll for the purpose of momentarily releasing the tension upon the record strip at a predetermined time during each operation of the register in order to provide for properly positioning the foremost ticket or slip with relation to the cutting edge 55 so that the ticket or slip may be severed from the strip at the proper point.

For the purpose of stopping the operating handle 51 in the position shown in the drawings, at the completion of each revolution, a thumb lever 56 is provided upon the adjacent side wall of the casing, being pivoted thereto as at 57, and provided at its lower end with the stop lug 58, adapted to contact with the stud or roller 59 upon the operating handle, the stop lug contacting with a pin 59, in the adjacent side wall of the casing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, to position the same at the proper point to engage the stud 59. By manually pressing the thumb lever to the left the stop lug 58 will be moved out of the path of the stud 59, permitting the handle to be operated.

A pair of cam disks 60 are fixed upon the lower feed roll shaft 49, one disk being located beyond each end of the feed roll 45, each of these cam disks having a high, point 61; around a small portion of its periphery. Each of the arms 39, connected to the moveable knife, is provided at its forward end with a roller 62 arranged to contact with the peripheral surface of the corresponding cam disk 60, being normally urged toward the cam by the pull of the record strip as, the same is fed forwardly through the register.

A catch 64 is provided upon the casing for engaging the free or swinging end of the cover 14, which is pivoted at its rear end to the casing as bythe rod 65. For the purpose of raising the upper feed roll 44, against the pressure of the springs 17, when it is desired to insert a new pack of record strips in the machine, a rocking frame 66 is provided, being pivoted at 67, and having the cam lugs 68 for engagement with the upper feed roll shaft.

For the purpose of properly aligning and positioning a new pack of record strips, a pair of disappearing pins 69 is provided, these pins being preferably carried upon a bar 70 normally urged upward as by coil springs 71 located around the reduced shanks '72 of the pins 73 which are fixed through the bar 70. These reduced shanks are slidably located through suitable apertures in the brackets 40, carried by the side walls 10 of the casing, the springs 71 being interposed between the bar 70 and the brackets.

The upper ends of the springs 71 are adapted to be engaged by the cover 14, when the same is in closed position, as best shown in Fig. 5, depressing the bar 7 0 sufficiently to withdraw pins 69 through the apertures 7 5 inthe table 13, below the level of the top of the table. Certain of the slips of the record strip are provided with apertures 76, adapted to be engaged by the pins 69, when in the raised position, and for the purpose of uniformity in manufacture, each of the slips or tickets of the record strip may be provided with these apertures, as illustrated.

, When it is necessary to insert a new pack of record strips within the casing, the catch 64 is released, permitting the cover 14 to be swung upward upon its hinge away from the table. The table 13 is then raised to permit access to the compartment 16, permitting the pack of record strips, as shown at 18, to be placed within said compartment, after which the table is replaced and the free end of the record strip is passed over therod 25, around the roller '26 and then forwardly over the moveable knife and between the feed rolls, which may be separated for this purpose by means of the lever 66. a

The feedrolls may be turned sufficiently to bring the apertures 76 of the foremost slip or ticket thereon into position to be engaged bythe pins 69 which at this time are in the upper. position. The cover is then closed, depressing the pins 69 so as to release the rec- 0rd strip therefrom and the machine is in condition for operation.

After the record strip is thus placed in position the parts will be substantially in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the record strip being held taut between the feed rolls and the springs pulled moveable knife, permitting entries to be made upon the topmost strip appearing through the sight opening 43 in the cover.

The stop lever 56, is then pressed to the left permitting the pin or roller 59, upon the operating handle 51, to clear the same and the operating handle is rotated one complete revolution, pulling the record strip forward against the pull of the springs 37 upon the moveable knife, where the strip is severed longitudinally into plural strips, the lowermost strip or strips passing downward into the compartment 17 where they are stored as shown at 19 while the foremost ticket or slip portions of the uppermost strip or strips pass outward over the top of the machine and beneath the cutting edge 55.

Just prior to the end of the revolution of the operating handle the relieved portion or groove 54 of the lower feed roll will register with the upper feed roll, momentarily releasing the tension upon the record strip, and immediately thereafter the high point 61 of the cam 60 will engage the roller 62 upon the arm .39 moving the moveable knife back to the rearmost limit of its movement where it is held until the relieved portion 5a of the lower roll passes beyond the pinch of the rolls, permitting the rolls to again grip the record strip as shown in Fig. 2, while the roller 62 still remains upon the high point 61 of the cam, thus holding the record strip taut for the next writing thereon while the foremost ticket or slip portion thereof is properly positioned, with relation to the cutting edge 55, to permit the same to be torn or severed by means of this cutting edge. I

The parts are thus brought to a stop in this position by means of the stop mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1 and the operation is repeated as each slip or ticket is written upon.

I claim:

1. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and means cooperating with the moveable knife for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

2. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and spring means cooperating with the moveable knife for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and cam means cooperating with the moveable knife for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

4. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and means operatively associated with the feed rolls cooperating with the movable knife for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

An autographic register including a cas ing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and spring and cam means cooperating with the moveable knife for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

6. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, an arm fixed to the knife, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and a cam for operative engagement with said arm for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

7. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, an arm fixed to the knife, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, :1 cutting edge beyond the feed rolls, and a cam for operative engagement with said arm for properly positioning the strip with reference to said cutting edge at the completion of each operation,

8. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, an arm fixed to the knife, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, and a cam operatively associated with the feed rolls for operative engagement with said arm for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

9. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, an arm fixed to the knife, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, a cutting edge beyond the feed rolls, and a cam operatively associated with the feed rolls for operative engagement with said arm for properly positioning the strip with reference to said cutting edge at the completion of each operation.

10. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable plate in the casing, rotatable cutting disks carried by said plate, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the cutting disks to cut the strip along its folded edges, and a cam for operative engagement with said plate for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

11. An autographie register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable plate in the casing, rotatable cutting disks carried by said plate, feed rolls for feeding the folded record strip over the cutting disks to cut the strip along its folded edges, and a cam operatively associated with the feed rolls for operative engagement with said plate for holding the strip taut across the table to permit writing upon the strip.

12. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded strip over the moveable knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, one of the feed rolls having a relieved portion, and means for-moving the knife rearward to a predetermined position while said relieved portion registers with the other feed roll and for holding the knife against movement until the strip is again gripped by the feed rolls.

13. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the folded strip over the moveable knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, one of the feed rolls having a relieved portion, and cam means for moving the knife rearward to a predetermined position while said relieved portion registers with the other feed roll and for holding the knife against movement until the strip is again gripped by the feed rolls.

14. An autographic register including a casing adapted to contain a longitudinally folded record strip, a table in the casing, a moveable knife in the'easing, feed rolls for feeding the folded strip over the moveable knife to cut the strip along its folded edges, one of the feed rolls having a relieved portion, and cam means operatively associated with the feed rolls for moving the knife rearward to a predetermined position While said relieved portion registers with the other feed roll and for holding the knife against movement until the strip is again gripped by the feed rolls.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WVILLIAM E. DUNNING. 

